Driving Theory Guide

Speed Limits

Speed Reduction Situations

• Unmanageable intersection
• Unmanageable swing
• Unmanageable pedestrian crossing
• Unmanageable hill
• Meeting on narrow road
• Level crossing
• Running, playful and cycling children
• If you have reduced traction
• If you have reduced visibility

Who Can Drive What?

Spiritus (Alcohol)

• If not involved in accidents: 0.50‰
• If involved in accidents: 0.00‰

You should never transfer the right to drive to someone intoxicated. Medicine can be just as dangerous as liquor.

Road Conditions

• Course of the road: Places with impaired orientation or less space.
• Use of the road: Watch for shopping streets, parking streets.
• Surroundings of the road: Anything on the side making driving harder.
• Road equipment: Extra care for pedestrians and cyclists.
• Type of road: Roads with their own rules or driving styles.

Pay Special Attention?

• Course of the road: Uphill, turns, intersections, railways, roundabouts, narrow roads, pedestrian crossings.
• Road use: School, shopping streets, sports centers, busy streets, warning signs for children, bus stops.
• Surroundings: Trees, wet roads, leaves, lakes/sea, soil, residential streets.
• Road equipment: Pavement, cycle path, striping, pedestrian crossings, pedestrian bridges.
• Road type: Motorway, expressway, main road, road with speed reduction, play/seating area, pedestrian street.

Overtaking

• Always on the left, except if the vehicle in front swerves left (watch bike lane on right).
• Overtaking ban:
• Before or at level crossing
• Before or in pedestrian crossing (exceptions if 100% clear view + 1m each side)
• Uphill (2 lanes with double barrier exception)
• Unmanageable turns (2 lanes with double barrier exception)
• Before or at intersections (side roads have unconditional right-of-way)

Giving Way

• Unconditional right-of-way: Hold back for drivers from both left and right (Shark teeth or STOP sign).
• Right-of-way: Hold back for drivers from the right if no unconditional right-of-way exists.
• You have a right-of-way obligation if no one has unconditional right-of-way.

Stopping & Parking

Stopping: Voluntary provision of vehicle < 3 min.

Parking: Voluntary provision of vehicle > 3 min.

• Do not park closer than 30 m from railway crossings, gates, other cars, hills, turns, pre-pedestrian crossings, cycle paths, junctions, tunnels, taxi ranks, bus stops, opposite roadside unless one-way.

Police Theory Test Topics

• Foot to brake when starting.
• Slow down near children or elderly.
• Brake or stop if danger present.
• Reduced traction: Snow, ice, water, soil, wet leaves.
• Pay attention to pedestrians and cyclists.

Driving Technique

• Brakes: Pedal should not sink; vacuum booster may allow slight movement after equalization; fluid between min & max.
• Steering: Wheel should respond correctly; power steering checked with engine running; fluid between min & max.
• Lamps & Horns: All lamps clean, functional, visible in sunlight; direction indicators yellow; horn clear and constant.
• Engine & Exhaust: No smoke, no leaks; oil and coolant correct levels.
• Load-bearing parts: Tires ≥ 1.6mm; shock absorbers effective.

Traffic Violations

• Exceeding speed limit > 30%
• Driving too close
• Illegal emergency lane use
• Not strapping children under 15
• Running red lights
• Violating right-of-way or overtaking rules
• Driving against traffic
• Reckless driving or racing
• New drivers: 2 offenses in 3 years → driving ban

Good Luck with Your Driver's License!